VOV.VN - Air quality in Hanoi deteriorated sharply on the morning of November 30, with multiple monitoring stations reporting air quality index (AQI) readings above 200, the city’s worst levels since the start of winter.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking delegation, arrived at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane on December 1, beginning a State visit to Laos.

VOV.VN - Da Nang authorities on December 1 appointed the first woman to serve as chair of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Special Administrative Zone, an administrative unit under the central coastal city.

VOV.VN - US-based travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler has described as an urban gem of northern Vietnam, highlighting its French facades, scooter-filled lanes, and sizzling street food that make the capital city well worth a stop.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines on December 1 began enforcing a new policy requiring all passengers without checked baggage to complete the entire travel process, including ticket purchase, check-in, security procedures, and boarding, through the government’s digital ID application VNeID or airport self-service kiosks. Only

VOV.VN - Typhoon Koto shifted direction and continued moving slowly early on December 1 along the waters off Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa provinces in the South-central region of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Resilience First programme, implemented by Plan International Vietnam, CARE International in Vietnam, and the Centre for Research on Initiatives of Community Development, has announced a substantial commitment of EUR1.4 million (US$1.62 million) in funding from Irish Aid in Vietnam.

PVI Insurance, the first and only non-life insurance company in Vietnam, has triumphed by winning in two categories: General Insurance of the Year and Underwriting Initiative of the Year at the Insurance Asia News (IAN) Awards for Excellence 2025.

VOV.VN - A large fire broke out on the morning of December 1 at the Hanoi Beer factory (HABECO), sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky. No casualties have been reported.

Member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Standing Deputy Head of its Commission for Propaganda and Training Laopaosong Navongxay has hailed the great friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam as an invaluable asset forged in shared sacrificed.